Well, my greatest fears have come to fruition regarding my car inspection and bank account. The two have a very inverse relationship. So, my cart full of Super Cub upgrades at HeadsUp RC will have to wait at least another week or more. (See my rant on Off Topic Chit Chat, if you have nothing better to do)

So, I now have a clipped wing HZ Super Cub with no dihedral. It's my only flyable plane at the moment. It does fly, but is pretty much a dog without ailerons. It was suggested by a Wattflyer member to convert it to a bank and yank with ailerons and fixed rudder.

Anyone have a clever thought as to how to make a linkage with the stock servo to actuate ailerons instead of rudder?

Thanks,
Broke in Pennsylvania

All of my landings are three point landings if you count the spinner, too

Friend,money is no object at my house.(Cause there ain't none).
I know how ya feel.After losing last champ,it was rough.But it gets better.I have another Champ now and a Night Vapor.Plus the old Mini Cub that I never could fly,even when new.
Keep your chin up,nothing last forever.Even a Depression.

I have some mini cub wings i might could send,if they would fit the Super.

I assume you are talking about moving the servo into the wing? IF that is the case, it is a simple matter to make up some torque rods to actuate both ailerons from one central position with the servo mounted on the bottom surface of the center of the wing. Would require a little surgery to lop off the trailing edge to make room for the bearings for the torque rods, but no big deal. john.

ZZ-thanks! Its not like we won't eat, but the RC budget is blown for a while. But I do know I can cut the car bill significantly by not just bending over!

So, torque rods with servo mounted in the wing, itself? I think I get it. The axis of rotation of the servo would be parallel with the wing. So the servo arm, at neutral position would be perpendicular to the wing and level, in line with the fuselage. Am I envisioning this correctly?

Thanks!

All of my landings are three point landings if you count the spinner, too

JZ-I fly in the field behind my house, at York Township Park, and at the school where I teach (Allen Middle School off the Slate Hill Rd exit of Rt 15 South near Camp Hill). The field at school is GREAT! I don't belong to a club and only have my little Super Cub in the air at them moment.

I know there are a couple of clubs in the area, but I don't know anything about them.

All of my landings are three point landings if you count the spinner, too

Also make sure there is zero slop in your linkage, too much and it causes flutter at flying speed, makes the a/c fly wobbly!!

have a good one
cr

here is a pic from my formosa manual, that uses single servo for 2 ailerons
kinda hard to see, two lateral thick wires glued into the ailerons, that make the linkage perpendicular to your servo arms, so no flex or slop can happen.

DuBro sells a "linkage kit" , but if you can bend wire it's easy enough to scratch build. The linkage in the wing should be in a guide tube (r/c car antenna tube works great and is cheap) and into your wing surface to it's center thickness. One 90* bend to the rear at the control surface and a second 90* bend to up (or down depending on how you look at it) and your good. Upper controls should look like Crimsons pic. I snagged one of the newly deceased F2G's wing for a second ref. photo.

PS- Flaperons are a no-no unless you run the control surfaces the whole length of the wing-all the way to the 'fuse. Otherwise they are "tipstallerons" apparently, and not really doable with no rudder anyway.

I saved myself about $1100 from the quoted price from the mechanic ($1400) by doing most of the work myself, so I ordered the stuff from HeadsUp. I initially only installed a single servo for the elevator, but wasn't happy with the aileron authority. So, I've gone to two servos, one for each aileron, and made new, larger ailerons from balsa. I need a new LiPo for the plane, as I stupidly left it plugged in overnight last week. I've been out of town camping with my wife the last four days, so the plane is grounded 'till I pick up a new battery. Thanks for asking! Hope to have it in the sky in the next couple of days!

All of my landings are three point landings if you count the spinner, too

Finally got my Super Cub back in the air! It is a BLAST! I'm really happy with the increase in performance with the brushless motor. What surprised me is how quiet it is in the air now. I guess the gearbox added a lot of noise. The ailerons are nicely responsive after making them wider. I'm very pleased with the outcome!

All of my landings are three point landings if you count the spinner, too

I just got back in from flying on a fully charged battery for the first time. Holy crap! This thing is a rocket! It climbs out on takeoff and just keeps going up. And it still flies slow really well! It doesn't porpoise with power. I don't know how I got this lucky, but, dang! I am smiling like a lunatic right now!

All of my landings are three point landings if you count the spinner, too